greyson97 said:
...for me, my hand wavers a lot,...
greyson97 said:
...I realized i dont have to hold the gun out as far as possible away from me, and when i bring the gun closer to me, i dont drift up and down as much...
These statements suggest to me that you would benefit from some good, hands on, in person instruction. There really is no substitute for a qualified instructor watching what you are doing and making suggestions and showing you options based on what you're doing.
The issues you describe are real issues, but you may not be approaching correcting them in the most efficient or effective way. Some good instruction may help you fix things for yourself in ways that don't create bad habits.
Nnobby45 said:
TIP: To execute reload, use the index and middle fingers of support hand to pull the trigger guard toward you just enough for strong hand thumb to operate mag. release.
Never saw that done before, and I don't think I'd try it that way. Nor would I teach that technique.
The problem is that, as you describe it, you can't be reaching with your support hand for the fresh magazine until you've already dropped the old magazine. That builds in a needless delay.
The schools I've been to teach dropping the magazine with your strong hand and, at the same time, reaching for the fresh magazine in your magazine pouch with your support hand. (However, one instructor recommends not actually dropping the magazine until your support hand is actually on the fresh magazine in your magazine pouch -- but that really doesn't affect overall time.) If one has trouble reaching the magazine release, he can learn to turn the gun slightly in his hand. This technique does take some training and practice, but with some practice reloads in 1 to 2 seconds are very doable.
claymore1500 said:
...I don't recall anyone being graded on thier grip, they are graded on target hits.....Just about anyone that has seen me shoot a handgun has told me that I am doing it wrong, but I hit what I aim at, so what's the problem?
A lot really depends on what you want out of shooting and where you want to go with it. If you're satisfied just plinking now and then, it may not matter much. But if you decide that you want to become truly proficient and do whatever circumstances might reasonably require you to do with a gun, and/or if you decide you might want to compete in IPSC or IDPA or Bullseye, having learned "the wrong way" will put you at a serious disadvantage.
It's really no more difficult to learn the "right way" than it is to learn the "wrong way." All it takes is some decent instruction and diligent practice, especially to break the bad habits you may have already formed. So why not learn the "right way"? It will stand you in much better stead throughout your shooting life.
Of course, there's no single "right way." There are a number of accepted approaches and techniques. But there are a whole lot of dead ends and blind alleys. As 45_Shooter said
45_Shooter said:
...there are methods that have proven advantages and there are methods which have little to offer...
And BTW, pax (on staff here) has lots of great basic material, including useful information on grip and stance, on her website:
http://www.corneredcat.com/ . Even though she's focusing on a female audience, shooting is not gender specific. (My wife is a certified shotgun instructor.)
